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SIMONS, Robert Lyttleton - Date of
birth
22 April 1922 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas -
Hometown
Travis County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18155732 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 November 1944 - Place of
death
France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 8 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Louis L. Simons (father)
Mary W. (Thomas) Simons (mother)
Louis L. Simons (brother)
Walton M. Simons (brother)
William K. Simons (brother)
Mary A. Simons (sister)
More information
Pfc Robert L. Simons graduated from Austin High School and received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Texas.He enlisted in April 1943 and trained at Fort Francis E. Warren, Wyoming and was transferred to Carnegie Tech for the Army Specialized Training Program.
He was sent overseas in July 1944.
He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously for his action on the day of his death. The citation cited: In order to warn his comrades of a powerful attack, Pfc Simons stood in the street and fired his rifle on an enemy tank which was only one hundred yards from him. Fire from the tank's machine guns killed Pfc Simons but his gallant action alerted his comrades.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.
All his brothers also served during the war.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, - A Grateful American, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php, The Austin American 8 December 1944/ 1 November 1945
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